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Crystal Springs Resort continues to brew up new ways to have fun with the Annual NJ Beer and Food Festival! Spend a day or the whole weekend as you sample your favorite brews, discover a variety of new flavorful beers, enjoy great food ranging from an all-out BBQ feast to a 4-course gourmet meal, party to all your favorite music, take part in a seminar/beer tasting competition, participate in the Brews & Birdies Golf Tournament and so much more!
We look forward to seeing you all at the 3rd Annual Beer & Food Festival – July 15-16, 2011!
Schedule of Events
Friday 7/15/10:
7:30PM: Sam Adams Beer Dinner — $75
4-Course Gourmet Menu with Beer Pairings served in Black Bear Ballroom. One lucky attendee will be walking away with their own extremely rare bottle of Sam Adams Utopias!Saturday 7/16/11
9:30AM: Brews & Birdies — $180 – Ballyowen & Wild Turkey (Includes Golf & Admission to Beer Festival)
18-Hole Shotgun Golf Event – Enjoy two of America’s favorite past times, great golf and great beer! Different varieties of beer will be sampled at designated locations on the golf courses*. **PRIZE** (4) $100 Bottle King Gift Cards for winners and a mixed case of craft beers
*Craft beers on designated holes of Wild Turkey & Ballyowen12:30PM – 2:30PM: Beer Seminar/Tasting — $75 (Includes Seminar & Admission to Beer Festival)
Attend a seminar and tasting in the Chef’s Garden and learn about your favorite brews while tasting amazing food pairings by Top Chef Winner Kevin Sbraga and Resort Executive Chef Michael Weisshaupt!3PM – 7PM: Beer Festival — $55 in advance; $70 at the door
Held on the 9th hole of Cascades Golf Course, guests will enjoy unlimited brews (choose from over 100 varieties!!) & delicious BBQ food like Italian Sausage, Pulled Pork, German Bratwurst, BBQ Ribs, German Potato Salad and homemade Cole Slaw, live entertainment by NJ Cover Band, Likely Story playing your favorite hits from bands like Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Journey, Neil Young, Tom Petty and so much more!
Craft Breweries participating are below.
BOAKS Beer
East Coast / Beach Haus
Cricket Hill
Defiant
Doc’s Cider
Erie
Hofbrau
Innus & Gunn
Keegan Ales
Steven’s Point
Sam Adams
Sierra Nevada
Spaten
Spoetzel / Shiner
Stegmaier
I attended this last year and poured beer for Brian Boak.. Event was great, food was very good and there was a lot of room under the tent. The grounds of the resort are gorgeous and the staff is highly attentive… I look forward to attending again.